Author: Sister Sa (attending doctor of obstetrics and gynecology)
I don’t know if you have noticed that Chinese women seem to have a special obsession with aunts:
For example, giving the aunt the function of “detoxification”, thinking that every month the aunt’s excess amount is toxin accumulation, and the less amount is toxin residue. Sister Sa has also seen what someone in the circle of friends said” If my aunt’s color is dark, it is cold poison, and if the color is bright, it is fire poison.”
In the impression of most people, not coming to aunt means possible pregnancy, not coming to aunt may also mean “irregular menstruation”, or even not coming to aunt, it means that the body “Toxins” can’t be eliminated! We’ve added a lot of scenes to Auntie!
Another name for menstruation is post-ovulation withdrawal bleeding. For women who do not want to get pregnant, monthly aunts are not not physiological required above.
In fact, most modern women experience more menstrual cycles in their lifetime than previous women due to earlier menarche, fewer pregnancies, shorter breastfeeding times, delayed menopause, etc. [2].
Frequent, regular ovulation may actually increase a woman’s risk of certain diseases, such as endometriosis and ovarian cancer.
Studies around the world consistently show that:When women understand that monthly periods are not necessary for their health, most women tend to The frequency of menstruation decreases. Seeing this, do you feel that the door to a new world has been opened a little, and even a little bit turned upside down?
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The “regular menstruation” that has been pursued for a long time has been postponed in advance, even if it is only occasionally not punctual enough to make countless women terrified, it turns out that it is just an optional thing? ! Yes, it does. After knowing that Sister Sa was trying to take Yasmin, many readers in the background of the article asked Sister Sa about the withdrawal period, that is:
Why do oral combined short-acting contraceptives have to be discontinued for seven days?
Should I stop taking the medicine?
Why not eat all the time?
What happens if you keep eating?
In fact, the withdrawal period of oral combined short-acting contraceptives is used to simulate the original physiological menstrual cycle of women, but current research has proved that this kind of “artificial” achieves The menstrual cycle does not actually have any additional medical benefits.
It can be chosen by yourself, that is, for healthy women who do not need pregnancy, if you do not set this withdrawal period and continue to take the medicine, then there are no contraindications. The premise is to use drugs to say goodbye to menstruation.
1. Are there any additional risks associated with discontinuing the drug?
Continuous or long-term use of estrogen-progestin (combined) contraceptives or progestin-only contraceptives carries the same medical risks as cyclical use of these drugs, with one less withdrawal period, There was no additional risk of medication.
But there is one thing, that is, long-term medication, if the medication is not stopped, irregular bleeding may occur. This is caused by the shedding of a small part of the endometrium under the action of long-term drug hormone levels.
Second, what are the benefits of saying goodbye to menstruation?
If the aunt does not come, it may be good for many gynecological diseases.
Yes, you read that right, if the aunt does not come, it may have beneficial effects on a variety of gynecological diseases. Relieves menstrual cramps: This type of recurring lower abdominal cramping pains countless women.
Primary dysmenorrhea in the absence of disease, or secondary dysmenorrhea with other pathologies such as endometriosis can be dysmenorrhea.
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Third, but what if there is no menstrual period?
You don’t have menstruation, why do you still have menstrual pain?
Treatment of symptoms related to premenstrual hormone changes or mood disordersSymptoms: Many women experience breast pain, nausea, gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as emotional depression, mood changes, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder before their aunt comes.
But what if you don’t have your period?
Since the menstrual period is not coming and the period is gone, wouldn’t the so-called “premenstrual discomfort” also be relieved, or even completely gone! Abnormal uterine bleeding: Abnormal uterine bleeding, whether it is heavy menstrual flow or abnormal menstrual frequency, can be reduced or eliminated by suppressing menstruation.
4. Since there is no bleeding, where is the excessive bleeding?
Since it is no longer coming, the so-called abnormal frequency can of course be reduced or even eliminated! Prevent and treat excessive bleeding due to uterine fibroids or adenomyosis: Taking contraceptive measures to suppress menstruation is effective for some women with heavy menstrual flow caused by uterine fibroids, which is why some women are taking After the contraceptive pill, I found that the number of aunts who were bleeding into rivers decreased.
If you don’t come directly, it’s even more straightforward. Treatment of endometriosis-related pain: For women whose endometriosis-related pain improved with hormonal contraception, a continuous regimen was more effective in reducing pain.
Endometriosis is more than just dysmenorrhea, where the endometriosis is, where bleeding occurs with the menstrual cycle, causing pain, chocolate cysts, and more.
If the menstrual cycle disappears, the ectopic endometrium is not like losing “leadership”, why do you still make up your own mind?
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Reduces the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer: Although suppression of recurrent uterine bleeding does not directly affect the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer, continuous These cancers can be reduced with combined hormonal contraceptives because these drugs have some effect on inhibiting ovulation and endometrial development.
Bleeding Disorders: Have a bleeding disorder such as thrombocytopenia, von Willebrand disease, mild hemophilia, or other clotting factor deficiencies, or Patients with inherited/acquired chronic anemia may also benefit from menstrual suppression. This is not difficult to understand, right?
5. I am anemic. Wouldn’t the bleeding be more serious?
So, to summarize:
For women with these problems, instead of pursuing the “regularity” of the aunt, it is better to pursue the “not coming” of the aunt. It can be under the guidance of a doctor “Reduce” aunt.
The periodic change of the aunt is a physiological phenomenon, but for women who do not want to get pregnant, the once-a-month aunt is not physically necessary.
But today we talk about this, not to call on everyone to use various means to make aunt disappear. After all, most people are still “accustomed” to the existence of aunt.
And sometimes, If it is a pathological reason that causes a disorder in a female aunt who needs pregnancy, then it is still time to treat.
It’s just that when you understand that the aunt is not that magical, go back and look at those aunts who advise you to “recuperate” and advise you to use various means to “detox” Is the theory more determined not to be deceived by it?
Remember to bookmark this article, who is telling you that “if your aunt doesn’t come, it’s not regular, your body will not be able to detoxify”, you can directly take out your mobile phone and share it with each other!
References:
[1] Lin K, Barnhart K. The clinical rationale for menses-free contraception. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007;16(8):1171
[2] den Tonkelaar I, Oddens BJ Preferred frequency and characteristics of menstrual bleeding in relation to reproductive status, oral contraceptive use, and hormone replacement therapy use. Contraception. 1999;59(6) :357.
[3] Jacobson JC, Likis FE, Murphy PA Extended and continuous combined contraceptive regimens for menstrual suppression. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2012 Nov-Dec;57(6):585-92.
[4] EdelmanA, Micks E, Gallo MF, Jensen JT, Grimes DA Continuous or extended cycle vs. cyclic use of combined hormonal contraceptives for contraception. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014.
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